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14-letter words containing c, o, n, e, i, t

  • contestability — The property of being contestable or debatable.
  • context switch — (operating system)   When a multitasking operating system stops running one process and starts running another. Many operating systems implement concurrency by maintaining separate environments or "contexts" for each process. The amount of separation between processes, and the amount of information in a context, depends on the operating system but generally the OS should prevent processes interfering with each other, e.g. by modifying each other's memory. A context switch can be as simple as changing the value of the program counter and stack pointer or it might involve resetting the MMU to make a different set of memory pages available. In order to present the user with an impression of parallism, and to allow processes to respond quickly to external events, many systems will context switch tens or hundreds of times per second.
  • contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
  • contextualises — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
  • contextualized — Simple past tense and past participle of contextualize.
  • contextualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contextualize.
  • contiguousness — The state or quality of being contiguous.
  • continentalism — an attitude, expression, etc., characteristic of a continent, especially of Europe.
  • continentality — the degree to which the climate of a region typifies that of the interior of a large landmass.
  • continentalize — to make continental, as in scope or character.
  • contraceptives — A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
  • contract price — a price for goods or services named in a contract
  • contradictable — Capable of being contradicted.
  • contraindicate — to advise against or indicate the possible danger of (a drug, treatment, etc)
  • contrapositive — placed opposite or against
  • contravariance — (computer science) The reversal of the order of data types acted upon by an operator.
  • contraventions — Plural form of contravention.
  • controllership — an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
  • controvertible — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
  • controvertibly — In a controvertible manner.
  • contumeliously — insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
  • conventionally — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
  • conventioneers — Plural form of conventioneer.
  • conventiongoer — A person attending a convention.
  • conversational — Conversational means relating to, or similar to, casual and informal talk.
  • converted rice — white rice prepared from brown rice that has been pressure-steamed to enable the nutrients within the bran to be absorbed by the starchy endosperm before the rice is dried and milled.
  • convertibility — The quality of being convertible.
  • cookie monster — (recreation)   (From the children's TV program "Sesame Street") Any of a family of early (1970s) hacks reported on TOPS-10, ITS, Multics and elsewhere that would lock up either the victim's terminal (on a time-sharing machine) or the console (on a batch mainframe), repeatedly demanding "I WANT A COOKIE". The required responses ranged in complexity from "COOKIE" through "HAVE A COOKIE" and upward. See also wabbit.
  • cooling system — a system which cools something such as a building or engine
  • cooperationist — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
  • coopered joint — a joint made between pieces in a polygonal or curved construction, using either splines or dowels.
  • coordinateness — The state, quality or condition of being coordinate.
  • coppersmithing — The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
  • coquettishness — The state or quality of being coquettish.
  • coreligionists — Plural form of coreligionist.
  • cornelis tromp — Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
  • corner cabinet — a cabinet, usually triangular in design so as to fit into a corner of a room.
  • corticonuclear — Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the motor nuclei in the brainstem.
  • corticosterone — a glucocorticoid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex. Formula: C21H30O4
  • cosi fan tutte — a comic opera (1790) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  • cost-efficient — cost-effective.
  • cottage window — a double-hung window with an upper sash smaller than the lower.
  • cotton stainer — any of various heteropterous insects of the genus Dysdercus: serious pests of cotton, piercing and staining the cotton bolls: family Pyrrhocoridae
  • cotton thistle — Scotch thistle.
  • cottonseed oil — a yellowish or dark red oil with a nutlike smell, extracted or expelled from cottonseed, used in cooking and in the manufacture of paints, soaps, etc
  • council estate — a housing development built by a local council
  • council of ten — the governing council of Venice from 1310 until its overthrow in 1797, composed originally of 10 and later 17 members.
  • council tenant — a tenant who rents a council house or council flat
  • count palatine — originally an official who administered the king's domains or his justice
  • counter-gambit — a countermove
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